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Each morning we have a Dance Workshop where you learn interesting and unusual dances with the guidance of our experienced Dance Leaders. In the afternoon, enjoy a pleasant guided walk, or explore the locality at leisure. Alternatively, you may choose to start out on a full day's Guided Walk. Following dinner, each evening brings everyone together for a full and inclusive Program of Scottish Country Dancing.

The annual general meeting of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society takes place over three days in Perth. If that sounds like a lot of blether, well. . . . necessarily and importantly, there will be some,. But there is also a huge amount of dancing. The last night ball might see you dancing with 600 other dancers. Imagine the excitement of that!

The AGM Weekend is open to any Member of RSCDS worldwide, however only official delegates can vote.

This happens in the fair city of Perth, at the magnificent Bell’s Sports Centre.

Join dancers from far and wide at Asilomar on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula. Historic buildings, woodlands, sand dunes, and ocean beach — Asilomar is an ideal setting for a magical weekend, and we dance in beautiful Merrill Hall.

Scottish country dancers are invited to the annual RSCDS New Zealand Summer School to be held in Masterton, in the scenic Wairarapa district of North Island. Accommodation at Copthorne Solway Park Wairarapa — a 4-star+ hotel with indoor and outdoor pools, golf driving range, tennis court, and bush walk. Early registration is recommended.

Enjoy a dancing Hogmanay in the beautiful Lake District of Cumbria. Higham Hall is more than a college running interesting courses, as one student put it:

“Higham is a place set apart; half-hidden, a place to retreat to, to recharge batteries in and to leave with regret – batteries primed again.”

This Hogmanay dance event is for dancers with at least 3 years experience and basic competence with formations. And, for those, who wish to improve their dance technique while preparing for the new year.

Teachers: Mervyn Short and Maureen Haynes. Music by George Meikle.

Morning classes, optional afternoon session, evening social dances are offered. The event culminates in a Hogmanay Dinner and Ball in this glorious heritage building.

The Lisbon-Lapa SCD group is delighted to host the 24th IBERIAN GATHERING – ALGARVE 2018. Our venue is the 5-star Grande Real Santa Eulalia Resort & Hotel Spa — and we’ll have a good wood floor!

Teacher: Antoine Rousseau Music: Luke Brady’s band.

Algarve is famous for its historical towns (Tavira, Silves, Lagos), its beaches and its gastronomy based on local products (fish, almonds, figs…). We look forward to welcoming you all in the Algarve in March 2018 !

This is a Scottish Country Dance Festival for young dancers, 12-35. The festival travels to a different country each year. The highly successful 2017 Spring Fling was in Bonn, Germany, and it was sold out.

Spring Fling 2018 will be in boisterous, irreverent Glasgow. The poor old Duke of Wellington is never without a traffic cone adornment for very long, despite the best efforts of Glasgow council to maintain his dignity.

Subsidies and scholarships are available for young people to attend; and there is a concurrent Spring Fringe for those over 35.

What could be more enchanting than dancing in exotic Bucharest, the “Paris of the East”. . . and, by contrast, in the same city, massive modernity of the now-departed Communist regime.

Optional tourist programmes include many beautiful places and dramatic places, such as Dracula’s Castle, the Carpathian Mountains, and the world’s largest palace. Plus, interesting activities: relaxing at Constanta Beach by the Black Sea, and exploring the rich wildlife of the Danube Delta through its canals and passages.

What do you think Santa Claus does in his off-season? He does Scottish country dancing!

Everyone knows Santa has his workshop at the North Pole but (shhh: it’s a secret) that he actually lives in picturesque Rovaniemi. It’s well above the Arctic Circle but there won’t be much snow in June. Won’t be much dark either!

Optional tourist programmes include Arctic adventures in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. You will meet cute husky puppies, reindeer, perhaps an elf or two.

Prominent SCD Teacher, Jimmy Hill, of Edinburgh, has organized a country dance weekend in the Outer Hebrides for next June. Dancing will take place in the spectacular restored ballroom of Lews Castle, overlooking Stornoway harbour.

At that time of the year it is daylight almost 24 hours a day in Lewis and with any luck the midges will wait for the influx of tourists in July!

Cost for the dance weekend is £120 and two nights bed and breakfast in a nearby hotel would be around £160.

The weekend includes a Friday night social dance, Saturday morning class, Saturday evening ball, then an informal Sunday morning class.

Over the centuries, many have made their way to Schwäbisch Gmünd, from Romans defending their frontier town known as Gamundia to the medieval artisans who originated the town‘s title as the‚ Gold and Silver City. Why not dance in their footsteps in Autumn 2018?

The town will echo to the sound of the pipes and kilts will grace the historic streets. The dance venue, is an attractive modern congress centre in a beautiful location, with a small park just across the road from the hotel where accommodation will be available for all participants.

Teacher: Andrew Nolan. Music: Luke & Adam Brady.

There will be a welcome dance on Friday evening, classes on Saturday and Sunday morning and a ball on Saturday evening.